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Raiffeisen Bank International

Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) is part of the Austrian Raiffeisen Banking Group (RBG), the largest and strongest banking group in the country in terms of balance sheet total.

The RBG represents about one quarter of the Austrian banking market. With its 434 autonomous, local Raiffeisen banks, the RBG has the densest network of banks in the country with around 1,500 outlets. The RBG employs about 29,000 people in Austria.

The RBG has a three-tier structure comprising the autonomous local Raiffeisen banks, the regional Raiffeisen banks at provincial level and the RBI as the central institute. The autonomous local Raiffeisen banks are private cooperative banks and owners of the regional Raiffeisen banks of their respective province, which in turn are the core shareholders of RBI.

First tier

The 434 autonomous and locally active Raiffeisen banks and their around 1,500 offices as well as the regional Raiffeisen banks and specialised companies form a comprehensive and extensive network of financial institutions. The autonomous and locally active Raiffeisen banks are universal banks that offer banking services and are at the same time owners of their respective regional Raiffeisen bank.

Second tier

The eight regional Raiffeisen banks (Raiffeisen Landesbanken and Raiffeisenverband) provide liquidity balancing and other central services for the autonomous and locally active Raiffeisen banks in their area of activity. Although clearly identified in RBG’s organizational structure, their business operations are not restricted to specific geographic territories. The regional Raiffeisen banks are also independent universal banks and are core shareholders of RBI.

Third tier

RBI is the central institute of the regional Raiffeisen banks as well as for the affiliated credit institutes and performes centralized functions.

Raiffeisen Bank International AG (RBI) regards Austria, where it is a leading corporate and investment bank, as well as Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) as its home market. 14 markets of the region are covered by subsidiary banks. Additionally, the Group comprises numerous other financial service providers, for instance in the fields of leasing, asset management, as well as M&A.

In total, nearly 50,000 employees service 16.5 million customers through more than 2,500 business outlets, thereof majority in CEE. RBI's shares are listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. The Regional Raiffeisen Banks own around 58.8% of the shares, the remainder is in free float. Within the Raiffeisen Banking Group, RBI is the central institute of the Regional Raiffeisen Banks and other affiliated credit institutions and renders important services in this function.

The merger of RZB and RBI was executed in 2017. The incorporated institute operates under the name of Raiffeisen Bank International AG, and shares of RBI are still listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange. RBI took over all rights, obligations and duties of the transformed company RZB.

RBI is one of the leading commercial and investment banks in Austria, with its balance sheet total amounts (after the merger) are amounted to approximately € 135,15 billion (as per 30 December 2017).

One of the largest banking groups in CEE

RBI was already active in CEE even before the process of political transition started in the region and the "Iron Curtain" fell: already back in 1986, its first CEE subsidiary bank was founded in Hungary. Therefore, the bank looks back on 30 years of experience in the region.

Niche player on the international markets

To support its business activities RBI operates representative offices as well as service branches at selected Asian and Western European locations.

Subsidiary banks of the Group

Subsidiary banks of the Group are operating in the following markets in Central and Eastern Europe: